User manual FUJIFILM FINEPIX S

[. . . ] BL04401-102 EN DIGITAL CAMERA FINEPIX S1 Series Before You Begin First Steps Basic Photography and Playback More on Photography More on Playback Wireless Networks Movies Connections Menus Technical Notes Troubleshooting Owner’s Manual Thank you for your purchase of this product. This manual describes how to use your FUJIFILM digital camera and the supplied software. Be sure that you have read and understood its contents and the warnings in “For Your Safety” (P ii) before using the camera. For information on related products, visit our website at http://www. fujifilm. com/products/digital_cameras/index. html For Your Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions: All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. • Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. [. . . ]   3 Return to d button to return to shooting Press the mode. Exposure indicator 1000 1200 F3. 3   4 Take pictures. 1 A d icon and exposure indicator are displayed at settings other than ±0. Exposure compensation is not reset when the camera is turned off; to restore normal exposure control, choose a value of ±0. More on Photography   2 Choose a value. The efRotate the command fect is visible in the display. Choose negative values Choose positive values to to reduce exposure increase exposure (“–” sign turns yellow) (“+” sign turns yellow) 49 d Exposure Compensation Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value • Backlit subjects: choose values from +2/3 EV to +12/3 EV • Highly reflective subjects or very bright scenes (e. g. , snowfields): +1 EV • Scenes that are mostly sky: +1 EV • Spotlit subjects (particularly if photographed against dark backgrounds): –2/3 EV • Subjects with low reflectivity (pine trees or dark-colored foliage): –2/3 EV 50 D WHITE BALANCE For natural colors, select D WHITE BALANCE in the shooting menu and choose a setting that matches the light source. Option Description ■ h: Custom White Balance AUTO White balance adjusted automatically. Choose h to adjust white balance for unusual h Measure a value for white balance. White balance measurement i For subjects in direct sunlight. options will be displayed; frame a white object so j For subjects in the shade. that it fills the monitor and press the shutter butk Use under “daylight” fluorescent lights. ton all the way down to measure white balance. l m n Use under “warm white” fluorescent lights. Use under “cool white” fluorescent lights. Use under incandescent lighting. If AUTO does not produce the desired results (for example, when taking close-ups), select h and measure a value for white balance or choose the option that matches the light source. 1 • At settings other than h, auto white balance is used with the flash. Lower the flash (P  to take pictures 41) at other settings. • Results vary with shooting conditions. Play pictures back after shooting to check colors in the monitor. If “COMPLETED!” is displayed, press MENU/OK to set white balance to the measured value. This value can be reselected by pressing MENU/OK when custom white balance options are displayed. If “UNDER” is displayed, raise exposure compensation (P  and try again. 49) If “OVER” is displayed, lower exposure compensation and try again. 2 To give a deliberate color cast to your photographs, measure a value for custom white balance using a colored instead of a white object. More on Photography 51 Focus Mode Use F FOCUS MODE from the shooting menu to change how the camera focuses. MODE from shooting   1 Select F FOCUSsettings screenthedisplayed. The Focus Mode is   2 Select the focus mode. Mode Description Focus manually using the command dial. Rotate the dial left to reduce the focus distance, right to increase. Choose for manual control of focus or in situations in which the camera is unable to focus using autofocus (P 39). [. . . ] charged batteries) Note: Number of shots that can be taken with battery varies with battery charge level and will decline at low temperatures. Camera dimensions 133. 1 mm × 90. 9 mm × 110. 3 mm/5. 2 in. (W × H × D), excluding projections Shooting weight Approx. 680 g/24. 0 oz. , including batteries and memory card Camera weight Approx. [. . . ]